Table 4 Image brightness equalization performance of each algorithm.

From: Low-light color image equalization based on adaptive brightness adjustment

Dynamic

light

scenarios

Evaluation indicators

BPDHE

NPE

This study

Original

image

Literature11

Literature12

Literature37

Literature38

Local irradiation by moving light sources

Mean gradient

19.83

22.56

26.98

13.25

24.17

25.32

24.85

25.19

VIF

0.75

0.81

0.91

0.53

0.84

0.86

0.85

0.87

EME

9.82

10.75

13.56

6.21

11.63

12.28

11.97

12.43

BRISQUE

42.85

39.62

31.89

59.34

36.51

34.27

35.82

34.95

ΔL

28.63

22.45

9.87

85.21

18.72

15.36

17.52

16.18

ETS

0.68

0.73

0.89

0.35

0.78

0.82

0.80

0.83

Processing time/ms

72.35

68.42

85.06

/

95.17

89.63

102.58

98.76

Sudden light-dark change caused by instant occlusion

Mean gradient

18.65

21.34

26.23

12.78

23.85

24.91

24.36

24.78

VIF

0.73

0.79

0.90

0.51

0.83

0.85

0.84

0.86

EME

9.21

10.38

12.89

5.87

11.25

11.97

11.52

12.15

BRISQUE

44.17

40.83

32.65

60.12

37.29

35.12

36.95

35.78

ΔL

32.15

25.78

11.24

92.56

20.43

17.69

19.23

18.05

ETS

0.65

0.70

0.87

0.32

0.76

0.80

0.78

0.81

Processing Time/ms

75.62

71.38

87.32

/

98.45

92.17

105.32

101.45

Direct irradiation by sudden strong light

Mean Gradient

17.92

20.18

25.76

11.93

22.63

23.85

23.17

23.59

VIF

0.71

0.77

0.88

0.48

0.81

0.83

0.82

0.84

EME

8.95

9.87

12.47

5.43

10.72

11.35

11.03

11.68

BRISQUE

45.32

42.19

33.91

62.47

38.67

36.58

37.92

37.15

ΔL

35.87

28.92

13.56

105.38

23.15

19.84

21.67

20.32

ETS

0.62

0.67

0.85

0.29

0.73

0.78

0.75

0.79

Processing Time/ms

78.15

74.63

89.65

/

102.38

95.72

108.65

104.23